Degitu Azimeraw

Degitu Azimeraw
Personal information
Full nameDegitu Azimeraw Asires
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
TeamNN Running Team

Degitu Azimeraw Asires (born 24 January 1999) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2019, she won the Amsterdam Marathon and set a new course record of 2:19:26.[1][2]

She represented Ethiopia at the 2019 African Games, where she won the silver medal in the women's half marathon event.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Degitu Azimeraw Breaks Amsterdam Marathon Course Record With 2:19:26 On Her Debut". Watch Athletics. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Nageeye finisht als negende bij Amsterdam Marathon, Kipchumba wint". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Athlete Profile". 2019 African Games. Archived from the original on 2019-09-30. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.